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Sunday August 31, 1980
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San Francisco Giants 9, New York Mets 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 31, 1980 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Mets         0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  3
Giants       0  2  1    1  0  1    0  4  x  -   9 16  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   2   3   0     0   1   .286      Herndon cf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .251
Maddox 3b             3   1   1   0     2   0   .253      Venable rf            3   0   1   0     1   2   .277
Mazzilli 1b           3   0   0   1     1   1   .288      Whitfield lf          5   2   4   1     0   0   .310
Youngblood 2b         5   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Evans 3b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .258
Washington rf         3   0   2   1     0   0   .298      Ivie 1b               4   1   1   1     1   0   .245
Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .298      May c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Morales cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264        Minton p            1   0   0   1     0   0   .143
Benton c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .100      Stennett 2b           5   2   2   1     0   0   .250
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Pettini ss            4   2   4   2     0   0   .265
  Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .063      Knepper p             2   0   0   1     0   1   .159
Bomback p             1   1   1   0     0   0   .200        Montefusco p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .033
  Norman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .149        Sadek c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Miller p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Trevino ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   1   .253

Totals               33   4   9   3     5   6             Totals               39   9  16   8     4   5

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 18,640
Left on Base: Mets 9, Giants 12
DP: Mets 0, Giants 2
Errors: Taveras, Youngblood, Benton, Evans, Pettini
Doubles: Evans (14)
Triples: Herndon (8), Pettini (1)
Stolen Bases: Washington 2 (12), Pettini 2 (3), Knepper (1)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (9), Morales (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Venable (1), Pettini (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Mazzilli (4)
GIDP: Youngblood (9), Morales (2)
Hit by Pitch: Washington (1,by Knepper)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bomback                 4     8   4   3   2   2   0  22   3.97
Miller L(0-1)           3     5   1   1   1   2   0  15   2.40
Hausman                 1     3   4   1   1   1   0   8   3.49
Totals                  8    16   9   5   4   5   0  45

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 4.1   5   4   1   3   1   0  21   4.13
Montefusco W(4-6)       2.1   3   0   0   1   2   0  11   3.76
Minton SV(17)           2.1   1   0   0   1   3   0   8   2.18
Totals                  9     9   4   1   5   6   0  40

Passed Balls: Benton (1)
Hit by Pitch: Knepper (8)
Balks: Miller (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Ed Vargo


METS 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Maddox walked [Taveras to
second]; Mazzilli flied out to center; Youngblood grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maddox out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); Venable
walked; Whitfield grounded out (second to first) [Venable to
second]; Evans walked; Ivie popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Washington singled to shortstop; Washington stole
second; Henderson grounded out (second to first) [Washington to
third]; Morales grounded out (second to first); Benton flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: May grounded out (first unassisted); Stennett
singled to second; Pettini singled to right [Stennett to third];
Knepper reached on an error by Youngblood [Stennett scored
(RBI), Pettini to second]; Herndon flied out to right [Pettini
to third]; Pettini stole home and Knepper stole second; Venable
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 2.

METS 3RD: Bomback singled to left; On a bunt Taveras singled to
first [Bomback to second]; Maddox reached on an error by Evans
[Bomback scored (unearned) (no RBI), Taveras to third]; Maddox
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Mazzilli hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Taveras scored (unearned)]; Youngblood
grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitfield singled to right; Benton allowed a passed
ball [Whitfield to second]; Evans singled to right [Whitfield to
third]; Ivie forced Evans (third to second) [Whitfield scored];
May forced Ivie (shortstop to second); Stennett flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 3.

METS 4TH: Washington was hit by a pitch; Washington stole
second; Henderson walked; Morales grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Washington to third, Henderson
out at second]; Benton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Pettini singled to center; Pettini stole second
[Pettini to third (error by Benton)]; Knepper struck out;
Herndon tripled to right [Pettini scored]; Venable singled to
pitcher [Herndon stayed at third]; Whitfield was credited with a
single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to second
[Herndon stayed at third, Venable out at second (second
unassisted)]; Evans made an out to second; 1 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 2, Giants 4.

METS 5TH: NORMAN BATTED FOR BOMBACK; Norman flied out to left;
Taveras singled to center; Maddox reached on an error by Pettini
[Taveras to third]; Mazzilli walked [Maddox to second];
MONTEFUSCO REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Youngblood singled to
third [Taveras scored, Maddox to third, Mazzilli to second];
Washington grounded out (pitcher to first) [Maddox scored
(unearned), Mazzilli to third, Youngblood to second]; Henderson
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: MILLER REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Ivie flied out to
right; May walked; Stennett flied out to right; On a bunt
Pettini singled to third [May to second]; Montefusco flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 4.

METS 6TH: Morales flied out to center; Benton walked; Miller
forced Benton (first to shortstop); Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon singled to center; Miller balked [Herndon to
second]; Venable out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Herndon to third]; Whitfield singled to left [Herndon scored];
Evans struck out; Ivie singled to left [Whitfield to second];
May forced Ivie (first to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 4, Giants 5.

METS 7TH: Maddox singled to left; Mazzilli flied out to left;
Youngblood popped to catcher in foul territory; Washington
singled to right [Maddox to third]; MINTON REPLACED MAY
(PITCHING); SADEK REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PLAYING C ); Henderson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4,
Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Stennett singled to shortstop; Pettini out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Stennett to second]; Sadek
flied out to center; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Giants 5.

METS 8TH: Morales singled to left; Morales was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR BENTON;
Jorgensen struck out; TREVINO BATTED FOR MILLER; Trevino struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: TREVINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HAUSMAN
REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Venable was called out on
strikes; Whitfield singled to right; Evans doubled to left
[Whitfield to third]; Ivie was walked intentionally; Minton
reached on an error by Taveras [Whitfield scored, Evans to
third, Ivie to second]; Stennett forced Minton (second to
shortstop) [Evans scored (unearned), Ivie to third]; Pettini
tripled to center [Ivie scored (unearned), Stennett scored
(unearned)]; Sadek grounded out (second to first); 4 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 9.

METS 9TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Maddox walked;
Mazzilli struck out; Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 9.



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